Agave bovicornuta

Agave bovicornuta

Bovicornuta Agave is a plant of the genus Agave ( Agave ). An English common name is " Cow Horn Agave, Lechuguilla Verde ".

Description

Agave bovicornuta grows individually and forms compact rosettes. The rosettes are 80 to 100 cm high and 150 to 200 cm wide. The green lanceolate, spateligen, located variable, smooth, marked with footprints leaves are 60-80 cm long, 14-17 cm wide. They are narrowed at the base and widens from the center to the tip. The reddish leaf margins are irregularly toothed. The Enddorn is reddish to brown.

The Rispige inflorescence is 5 to 7 m high. The narrow yellow to green flowers are 55-65 mm long and appear at the top of the inflorescence to the variably arranged branches. The flower tube is 6-8 mm long.

The elongated capsule dreikammerigen brown fruits are 40-50 mm long and 15-20 mm wide. The moon-shaped black seeds are 7-15 mm long.

Systematics and distribution

Agave bovicornuta grows on the west side of the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico in the states of Sonora, Sinaloa and Chihuahua on rocky slopes and woodlands in 900-1900 m altitude. It is associated with cacti and succulents.

The first description by Gentry has been published in 1942.

Agave bovicornuta is a representative of the section Crenatae. The distribution area is scattered over the Sierra Madre Occidental, however, only a few plants are each located at the sites. The species is to be distinguished within the group by the size, leaf and flower structure. It is easily confused with agave wocomahi, however differences in leaf and flower structure can be seen. Individuals can be found in the Campus Arboretum of the University of Arizona in Tucson.

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